Public access
Upper Rice Lake
Isanti County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Muskie lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
West Rush Lake
Infested waters listPublic accessStocked 2025
West Rush Lake is a 1,594-acre lake in Chisago County, 42 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2025. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 13006902
- County
- Chisago
- Surface area
- 1,594 acres
- Maximum depth
- 42 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 862 acres, 54% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 20.1 miles
- Average water clarity
- 2.8 feet (Secchi disk, 5 readings)
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Rush City
- Latest DNR fish survey
- August 2025, targeted survey
- Surveys on record
- 14, since 1972
- Game fish caught in the 2025 survey
- bluegill 5,491, black crappie 1,440, yellow perch 682, largemouth bass 276, green sunfish 55, pumpkinseed 53, hybrid sunfish 16, northern pike 7
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, muskellunge, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, white crappie, yellow perch, and 20 other species
- Stocked in 2025
- muskellunge yearlings (94); walleye fingerlings (18,938)
- Stocked in 2024
- muskellunge fingerlings (431)
- Stocked in 2023
- walleye fingerlings (3,507); walleye fingerlings (21,942)
- Stocking years on record
- 9 of the last 10 (2016 to 2025)
- Rush Lake (W) Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 2 docks, 30 trailer spaces, toilet, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
- Infested waters list
- Eurasian watermilfoil
- Special regulation
- Northern Pike: All from 26-40" must be immediately released. Possession limit three, only one over 40".
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have been tested
- Size
- 500 to 1,999 acres
- Deepest point
- 30 to 59 feet
- Public access
- Yes
- Stocked in the last 3 years
- Yes
Sources
- Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
Checked September 24, 2026 - Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites
Checked September 24, 2026
Survey catches show what DNR nets and electrofishing found on the survey date, not how the fishing is today. Check the current regulations and the Department of Health advice before you keep fish, and confirm access conditions before you tow a boat.